Harald Synnestvedt papers, 1928-1966

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Synnestvedt, Harald
Title
Harald Synnestvedt papers
Dates
1928-1966 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.37 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collection Number
6003 (Accession No. 6003-001)
Summary
President of the New England Fish Company (NEFCO) from the 1930's to the 1950s
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users

Request at UW

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Harald Synnestvedt was born on September 20th, 1888. He died on May 1st, 1967 at the age of 78. From the 1930s through the 1950s, Harald Synnestvedt was the president of the New England Fish Company (NEFCO), which he took over from A. Hagar.

The New England Fish Company (NEFCO) was founded in 1868 when eleven wholesale fish dealers met in Boston, Massachusetts, for the purpose of systematically marketing the catch of halibut fishermen. Headquartered at Gloucester, NEFCO established a system of cooperative buying and distribution. In the 1880s the company’s growth accelerated with the addition of other Boston fish companies and fish dealers from New York. The demand for halibut and the limitations of the catch in the Atlantic drew the company’s attention to the waters of the Pacific Northwest. On July 1, 1931 NEFCO headquarters moved from Boston, Massachusetts, to Seattle, Washington, because the bulk of its operations were on the West Coast.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence (personal and business), correspondence related to US Army and rations, newspaper clippings, bank documents,tax records, insurance records, legal documents, reservations and itineraries, Rainier Club correspondence and annual reports, piano and television brochures, real estate records and contracts, postcards and publications from local businesses.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

2015-10-12

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1 Bank Statements/Documents 1953-1958
1 Newspaper Clippings 1950-1957
1 Correspondence (personal) 1933-1957
1 Correspondence (business) 1955-1959
1 Correspondence (related to rations) 1941-1945
1 Correspondence (related to US Army) 1944
1 Ranier Club (Correspondence and Annual Reports) 1941-1952
1 Tax Records 1937-1966
1 Insurance Records 1935-1957
1 Legal Documents 1935-1939
1 Reservations and Itineraries 1942-1949
1 Piano and Television Brochures 1949
1 Real Estate Records 1928-1954
2 Insurance Records 1940-1957
2 Property and Deed Building Contract 1928
2 Postcards and Publications from Local Businesses 1950-1953

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Distributors (Commerce)--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Fish trade--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Synnestvedt, Harald--Archives

Corporate Names

  • New England Fish Company
  • Rainier Club (Seattle, Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business correspondence
  • Personal correspondence
  • Records (Documents)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • New England Fish Company (employer)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)